cool pics to draw: How Very Continental: Bentley launches Flying Spur Series 51

Friday, November 12, 2010

How Very Continental: Bentley launches Flying Spur Series 51

2012 Bentley Continental Flying Spur Series 51 - Click above for high-res image gallery

The Bentley Continental has become the default choice for the upper crust of car buyers that it's become known as the Toyota Camry of the luxury market. The thing is, not everyone wants to pull up the country/yacht/private club in the same thing everyone else is driving. It'd be a shame, though, if more individualistic customers were deterred from considering the Bentley, because it's one heck of a car. So to offer a little extra touch of individuality, Crewe has rolled out the Series 51.

Already available on the Continental GT coupe and Continental GTC convertible, the Series 51 edition can now be ordered as well on the Continental Flying Spur sedan. The choice trim level gives customers a broader range of color options, including two-tone exteriors, three-tone interiors, special veneer choices, and new nine-spoke, graphite-finish 19-inch alloys unique to the Series 51 (and different from the 14-spoke dubs on the coupe and convertible versions). Crewe's design team has put together 14 special color combinations for the Bentley Continental Flying Spur Series 51 (which also challenges for the title of longest name yet), but buyers can specify an infinite array of combos of their choosing.

Along with the Series 51, Bentley has announced new front-fender air vents for any Flying Spur, as well as blue brake calipers, and the inclusion of a new touchscreen infotainment system on the Spur or the Supersports coupe and convertible - an upgrade that was far overdue. Full details can be found in the press release after the jump, along with the high-resolution images in the gallery below.

Gallery: 2012 Bentley Continental Flying Spur Series 51